In a Reversal, the San Francisco School Board Has Opted Not to Remove a Controversial George Washington Mural From a High School
The San Francisco school board has reversed a controversial decision to remove a historic fresco series of the life of…
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending 50 years of federal abortion rights
The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in…
Powell tells Congress the Fed is ‘strongly committed’ on inflation, notes recession is a ‘possibility’
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told congressional lawmakers Wednesday that the central bank is determined to bring down inflation and…
Look for more selling pressure next week as investors learn the hard way not to fight the Fed
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell adjusts his tie as he arrives to testify before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban…
Here’s everything the Fed is expected to announce, including the biggest rate hike in 28 years
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2022. Jim Watson…
The Fed will raise rates in the week ahead, but what Chair Powell says may matter most
The week ahead may all come down to what Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has to say at 2:30 p.m.…
Diseases suppressed during Covid are coming back in new and peculiar ways
Dowell | Moment | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic has abated in much of the world and, with it, many…
The CDC is sending monkeypox vaccines to people at high risk in a race to prevent the spread
Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic |…
How Russia could try to get around the European Union’s oil sanctions
The EU’s partial embargo covers Russian oil brought into the bloc by sea, with an exemption carved out for imports…
In Pictures: See Images of the Hundreds of Flawlessly Preserved Mummies and Bronze Statues Archaeologists Just Unveiled in Egypt
Archaeologists at the necropolis of Saqqara, near Cairo, have discovered a cache of 250 ancient Egyptian mummies and the largest…
India sees a second chance to pivot to the Indo-Pacific in new group that excludes China
U.S. President Joe Biden (R) here seen reviewing an honor guard with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, released…
Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar, From a Gallery for Un-Instagrammable Art to a Curators’ Talk on the Term ‘Latinx’
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
‘No One Should Have the Power to Kill Us All’: Artist Pedro Reyes Is Mounting a Global Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Visiting Frieze New York can feel like an escape from the dark realities of life in 2022—but artist Pedro Reyes…
Editors’ Picks: 14 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Moleskine Art Show to a Cocktail for the Women of Surrealism
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Glasgow Museums Will Return 17 Benin Bronzes, Marking the Largest Restitution of Cultural Artifacts in Scotland’s History
Glasgow is the latest city to restitute Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. The Glasgow City Council in Scotland voted to return…
A New Immersive Art Experience Allows Audiences to Enter the Fabled Tomb of the Boy King Tutankhamun
The craze for all things immersive meets Egyptomania in “Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience,” a new exhibition from the National Geographic…
How Jo Nivison Hopper, Long Known as Wife and Model of Edward Hopper, Is Being Rediscovered as an Artistic Force in Her Own Right
You may have heard that Josephine “Jo” Nivison Hopper, wife of famed U.S. painter Edward Hopper, was a painter in…
Frida Kahlo’s Descendants Say a New Immersive Exhibition Dedicated to Her Work Is Nothing Short of ‘Revolutionary’
Frida Kahlo‘s great grandniece, who worked for a year to help produce “Immersive Frida Kahlo,” the digitally animated light show based…